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Catppuccin for mdBook
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Install the binary using one of the methods below.
Installation Method Instructions Rust cargo install mdbook-catppuccin
Homebrew brew install catppuccin/tap/mdbook-catppuccin
Nix nix profile install github:catppuccin/mdbook
GitHub Download the latest release Manual See below -
Navigate to your mdBook's root directory (same location where the book.toml lives) and run
mdbook-catppuccin install
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Build using
mdbook build
and enjoy your new catppuccin flavours!
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Navigate to src/bin/assets within this repository
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Download all assets: index.hbs, catppuccin.css and catppuccin-admonish.css
Note
The catppuccin-admonish.css file is NOT required if you are not using the mdbook-admonish plugin.
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Transfer downloaded assets to your mdBook's theme directory (the default directory is
./theme
besidebook.toml
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Update
additional-css
key within thebook.toml
as shown below[output.html] -additional-css = [] additional-css = ["./theme/catppuccin.css", "./theme/catppuccin-admonish.css"]
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Build using
mdbook build
and enjoy your new catppuccin flavours!
This table shows the compatibility between the mdBook version and the mdbook-catppuccin version.
Important
Updates to the major version may contain BREAKING CHANGES to the
index.hbs
file, which means that you will have to update the file manually
or use mdbook-catppuccin install --force
flag to overwrite the index.hbs
upon installation.
mdbook-catppuccin | mdBook |
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1.x.x | 0.4.22 β 0.4.34 |
2.x.x | 0.4.35 β latest |
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Clone the repository and navigate to the repository root.
git clone https://github.com/catppuccin/mdbook cd mdbook
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Run the following command to generate the CSS files that will be packaged by the rust binary:
cd palette npm install npm run build
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Build the rust binary using the following command:
Note that the Minimum Rust Version is 1.63.0
cargo build --release
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Test the binary by installing the new assets on the
example
directory:cd example ../target/release/mdbook-catppuccin install mdbook serve
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Q: "What's the point of the
mdbook-catppuccin
binary?"
A: Arguably, it's better to transfer over the files manually to avoid installing another tool. However, the assets will NOT be managed for you. It is also worth mentioning that the binary will be able to detect differences in versions of assets. -
Q: "What's the
catppuccin-admonish.css
file?"
A: It is a CSS file that is used to style the admonishments that are generated by mdbook-admonish. You can remove this file if you are not using this plugin.E.g.
[output.html] - additional-css = ["./theme/catppuccin.css", "./theme/catppuccin-admonish.css"] additional-css = ["./theme/catppuccin.css"]
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Q: "How can I remove the default themes?"
A: Navigate toindex.hbs (L154 - L162)
and remove the themes that you don't want. Remember to runmdbook build
again!E.g. To remove all default themes:
- <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="light">Light</button></li> - <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="rust">Rust</button></li> - <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="coal">Coal</button></li> - <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="navy">Navy</button></li> - <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="ayu">Ayu</button></li> <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="latte">Latte</button></li> <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="frappe">FrappΓ©</button></li> <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="macchiato">Macchiato</button></li> <li role="none"><button role="menuitem" class="theme" id="mocha">Mocha</button></li>
Additionally, you can use default-theme and preferred-dark-theme keys for setting default light/dark mode themes.
E.g. To set the default theme to
latte
and default dark mode tomocha
:[output.html] default-theme = "latte" preferred-dark-theme = "mocha"
Inspiration for the install
command came from
mdbook-admonish which is
another great mdBook pre-processor!
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